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Exhibition & Performance Celebrate Publication Anniversaries of Two Novels

… and performance taking place in conjunction with their 15th International Cather Seminar. An evening celebrating the … to editing Cather’s texts, running seminars and other events, and producing Cather Studies , a journal of current …
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A.P. Andrews to Lead Writing Workshop

… famed novelist Willa Cather received the advice to write about the part of the world she knew best, she turned for … Red Cloud. This workshop is sponsored by the Willa Cather Foundation and made possible with the support of the … will culminate in a staged reading at the Red Cloud Opera House, on Sunday, July 12, at 4:00 p.m. Registration for the …
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MaKenna Karr Introduces Her School to Antonette Willa Turner

… Education Director Tracy Tucker, and Education Specialist Rachel Olsen. This event came about from Karr’s summer 4-H project, … Tracy Tucker, Education Director: ttucker@willacather.org Rachel Olsen, Education Specialist: rolsen@willacather.org …
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Lynn R. Wolfe's Red Cloud Roots and a Century of Creation

… R. Wolfe's Red Cloud Roots and a Century of Creation August 4, 2021 Born in 1917, noted artist and scholar Lynn R. … of it to Red Cloud. “He was a big fan of the Willa Cather Foundation,” she added, “so I am pleased that we could find … of the pieces that inspired Lisa to contact the Foundation about donating many pieces from her father’s collection. …
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Spotlight on the Farmers and Merchants Bank Restoration

… and restore the original interior features Retrofit the building with new electrical and mechanical equipment prior … was completed by Carson Stone & Supply of Omaha using 3D scanning technology to replicate the intricate engraving … also involved the replication of two slender sandstone tourelles that once flanked the tower upward to the cornice …
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Big Plans for the Publication Centenary of My Ántonia in 2018

… Image Big Plans for the Publication Centenary of My Ántonia in 2018 December 20, 2017 The Willa Cather … centenary of one of Cather’s most widely read novels, My Ántonia . “For many people, reading My Ántonia in high school is their first introduction to not …
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Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection Returns to Red Cloud

… Image Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection Returns to Red Cloud … growing body of artifacts and manuscripts related to the life and work and times of Willa Cather. We actively seek … relating to Cather, her family, her literature and her literary prototypes, and other items that shed light on the …
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Save America's Treasures Grant Awarded for Restoration of the Willa Cather Childhood Home

… in 1879 in the vernacular tradition of early prairie houses. Willa Cather, one of our nation’s greatest writers, … of critically needed restoration work. Efforts will include foundation repair, interior and exterior structural and … SAT Impact Map at go.nps.gov/satmap . For more information about the grants and the Save America's Treasures Program, …
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National Willa Cather Center Selected to Appear in Collections Assessment for Preservation (CAP) Program

… Assessment for Preservation (CAP) program . CAP helps museums improve the care of their collections by providing … are housed.” The CAP program is administered by the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation through a … protecting it from decay and destruction. Learn more about FAIC at www.culturalheritage.org/foundation . The …
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Donor Profile: Nancy and Bernie Picchi

… a major gift to our Campaign for the Future   with a generous pledge of $50,000 that was issued as a challenge prior to … husband Bernie’s career in investment research analysis, Foundation founder Mildred Bennett appealed to Nancy to … “I feel so fortunate that Mildred Bennett shared her dreams about what the Cather Foundation should and could become …
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